It wasn't until a bullet whizzed past his head, nailing a nearby Iraqi soldier in the buttocks, that he realized the girl had been shot in the neck as bait for a sniper.
Sgt. Miller was able to treat the girl and the Iraqi soldier until they scrambled to cover, shielding the girl with his body until she was stable.
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